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3 Daily Fantasy Basketball Value Plays for 4/28/17
Joe Johnson has been getting the best of the Clippers and makes for a strong value pick tonight.

Marcin Gortat, C, Washington Wizards

FanDuel Price: $5,600
Projected FanDuel Points: 20.9
Projected FanDuel Value: 3.74

Marcin Gortat hasn't been nearly as aggressive on the offensive end as of late, but his dominance on the boards and in the shot-blocking department have allowed him to remain fantasy relevant. Outside of a blowout loss in Game 3, Gortat has played an essential role for the Washington Wizards in this series, averaging 35 minutes and 31.8 FanDuel points.

While the matchup against the stingy interior defense of the Atlanta Hawks isn't ideal, Gortat's Wizards have the second-highest implied team total, and this game has the highest over/under on the slate.

Washington's frontcourt depth is also looking very thin heading into this game, as Ian Mahinmi is again unlikely to play and Jason Smith is being listed as a game-time call. Gortat could be looking at a similar workload to what he saw in Game 5, when the Wizards needed him to play 39 minutes.

Gortat doesn't have the upside that some of the elite centers on this slate do, but at his price, he only needs 28 FanDuel points to reach five-times his salary-implied value, a number he has reached in three of the four games that have been competitive. He is a viable play in all formats.

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